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Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily Filograninae Rioja, 1923
- Subfamily Serpulinae Rafinesque, 1815
- Tribe Ficopomatini Pillai, 1960
- Genus Ditrupa Berkeley, 1835
- Genus Placostegus Philippi, 1844
- Genus Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
- Tribe Serpulini Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768
- Genus Serpula Linnaeus, 1758
- Tribe Ficopomatini Pillai, 1960
- Genus Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844 accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Serpulus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (objective synonym)
- Genus Spiroglyphis [sic] accepted as Spiroglyphus Daudin, 1800 [as Annelida] (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Rafinesque, 1815] of Spiroglyphus Daudin, 1802)
- Genus Spiroglyphus Daudin, 1800 [as Annelida] (uncertain > nomen dubium, suppressed (ICZN) by Opinion 1425)
- Genus Vermilia Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, all species in Vermilia are taxa inquirenda)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 136 [details]
page(s): 136 [details]
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Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 136 [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena K; Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; ten Hove, Harry A. (2019 / 2020). 7.4.7. Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. <em>[book chapter].</em> pp. 213-275. In Handbook of Zoology. Annelida: Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II; Purschke, Günter; Boggemann, Markus; Westheide, Wilfried Eds; De Gruyter: Berlin, Germany, 2020. [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena; ten Hove, Harry; Rouse, Greg W. (2023). Phylogeny of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) inferred from morphology and DNA sequences, with a new classification. <em>Diversity.</em> 15(3), 398: 1-24., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/398
note: Classification [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Vinn, Olev; Słowiński, J.; Zatoń, M.; Alkahtane, A. A.; El Hedeny, M.; Al Farraj, S. (2023 (2025)). Evolutionary palaeoecology of serpulid (Polychaeta, Annelida) symbiosis. <em>Historical Biology.</em> 37(1): 100-112., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2023.2288619
note: fossil record of symbioses [details]
additional source Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 357; note: Used "Les Serpulées" as a grouping. [details]
additional source Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): 539; note: In geology/palaeontology Burmeister has been sometimes credited as author of Serpulidae. See Notes for details [details]
status source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 5 [details]
ecology source Sanfilippo, Rossana; Donato Gemma; Sciuto Francesco; Guido Adriano; Cipriani Mara; Bracchi Valentina Alice; Viola Alfio; Basso Daniela; Rosso, Antonietta. (2025). Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea. <em>African Zoology.</em> 60(1-2): 154-162., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2440954 [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173 [details]
identification resource Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (1981). Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. <em>Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane AQ/1/96.</em> 5: 1-187. [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Sikorski, Andrei V.; Dahle, Salve. (2014). Calcareous tubeworms (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) of the Arctic Ocean. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow. 191 p. [ISBN 978-5-87317-988-6]., available online at http://www.sevin.ru/menues1/index_rus.html?../news/739.html [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando. (2009). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815 <i>In</i>. <em>Poliquetos (Annelida: Polychaeta) de México y América Tropical.</em> vol. 3, chapter 43 p. 521-554. de León-González, J.Á.; Et al (eds). Direccion de Publicaciones, Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. isbn 978-607-433-235-3., available online at http://www.fcb.uanl.mx/silpoly/
note: includes keys [details]
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando; McCann, Linda D.; Keppel, Erica; Ruiz, Gregory M. (2017). The fouling serpulids (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from United States coastal waters: an overview. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (344): 1-76., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.344 [details]
biology source Capa, María; Kupriyanova, Elena; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Bick, Andreas; Tovar-Hernández, María Ana. (2021). Fanworms: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. <em>Diversity.</em> 13 (130): 1-73., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/3/130 [details]
biology source Montefalcone, Monica; Oprandi, Alice; Azzola, Annalisa; Morri, Carla; Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (2022). Serpulid reefs and their role in aquatic ecosystems: A global review. <em>Advances in Marine Biology.</em> 92(Chapter 1): 1-54., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065288122000025 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 136 [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena K; Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; ten Hove, Harry A. (2019 / 2020). 7.4.7. Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. <em>[book chapter].</em> pp. 213-275. In Handbook of Zoology. Annelida: Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II; Purschke, Günter; Boggemann, Markus; Westheide, Wilfried Eds; De Gruyter: Berlin, Germany, 2020. [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena; ten Hove, Harry; Rouse, Greg W. (2023). Phylogeny of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) inferred from morphology and DNA sequences, with a new classification. <em>Diversity.</em> 15(3), 398: 1-24., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/398
note: Classification [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Vinn, Olev; Słowiński, J.; Zatoń, M.; Alkahtane, A. A.; El Hedeny, M.; Al Farraj, S. (2023 (2025)). Evolutionary palaeoecology of serpulid (Polychaeta, Annelida) symbiosis. <em>Historical Biology.</em> 37(1): 100-112., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2023.2288619
note: fossil record of symbioses [details]
additional source Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 357; note: Used "Les Serpulées" as a grouping. [details]
additional source Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): 539; note: In geology/palaeontology Burmeister has been sometimes credited as author of Serpulidae. See Notes for details [details]
status source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 5 [details]
ecology source Sanfilippo, Rossana; Donato Gemma; Sciuto Francesco; Guido Adriano; Cipriani Mara; Bracchi Valentina Alice; Viola Alfio; Basso Daniela; Rosso, Antonietta. (2025). Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea. <em>African Zoology.</em> 60(1-2): 154-162., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2440954 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173 [details]
identification resource Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (1981). Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. <em>Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane AQ/1/96.</em> 5: 1-187. [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Sikorski, Andrei V.; Dahle, Salve. (2014). Calcareous tubeworms (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) of the Arctic Ocean. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow. 191 p. [ISBN 978-5-87317-988-6]., available online at http://www.sevin.ru/menues1/index_rus.html?../news/739.html [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando. (2009). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815 <i>In</i>. <em>Poliquetos (Annelida: Polychaeta) de México y América Tropical.</em> vol. 3, chapter 43 p. 521-554. de León-González, J.Á.; Et al (eds). Direccion de Publicaciones, Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. isbn 978-607-433-235-3., available online at http://www.fcb.uanl.mx/silpoly/
note: includes keys [details]
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando; McCann, Linda D.; Keppel, Erica; Ruiz, Gregory M. (2017). The fouling serpulids (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from United States coastal waters: an overview. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (344): 1-76., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.344 [details]
biology source Capa, María; Kupriyanova, Elena; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Bick, Andreas; Tovar-Hernández, María Ana. (2021). Fanworms: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. <em>Diversity.</em> 13 (130): 1-73., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/3/130 [details]
biology source Montefalcone, Monica; Oprandi, Alice; Azzola, Annalisa; Morri, Carla; Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (2022). Serpulid reefs and their role in aquatic ecosystems: A global review. <em>Advances in Marine Biology.</em> 92(Chapter 1): 1-54., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065288122000025 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815; NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:10247472)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 070763)
To ITIS
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 070763)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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